Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi Stories
Treasury CS John Mbadi has defended the sharp rise in State House spending, after figures showed over 80 per cent of its Sh7.68 billion annual budget...
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has challenged the government’s plan to sell a 15% Safaricom stake to Vodacom, alleging undervaluation and lack of open bidding...
Kenya is phasing out funding for merged and dissolved state corporations by mid-2026, limiting budgets mainly to salaries as it restructures agencies...
Speaking before the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi admitted that there are currently no formal rules g...
The IMF has expressed concern over the shilling’s narrow trading range, which has remained between Sh129.22 and Sh129.24 since the start of the year,...
Proceeds from the bond will be serviced using part of the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund, which collects Sh7 per litre of petrol or diesel sold. The levy...
Kitui Rural MP David Mwalika questioned whether skipping committee meetings reflects the “kind of expertise that led to his poaching from ODM”.
Under the plan, Sh2.16 billion will be paid out in the 2025-26 financial year. This will be followed by two equal instalments of Sh2.80 billion in 202...
John Mbadi explained that the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Treasury are jointly driving reforms to ensure that residents of northern Kenya, par...
The report, tabled on October 7, 2025, shows the loans break down to Sh23.9 billion per month, Sh776.6 million per day, Sh539,321 per minute, and near...
The final details of the new IMF-funded program are expected to be announced following the conclusion of the talks on Thursday. The recently concluded...
The proposed committee will institutionalise a coordinated national approach to credit ratings, fostering structured, proactive engagement with credit...
According to Treasury CS John Mbadi, the government released the agreed Sh4.3 billion to universities and a further Sh2.7 billion this year.
The county chiefs now want the Treasury to dismantle the current system and hold fresh discussions on how to create a workable model.
Despite the suspension of the strike by the courts, UASU has vowed to continue industrial action until all its demands are met.
The shortfall reflects lingering economic disruptions from the 2024-25 fiscal year, when the withdrawal of the Finance Bill 2024 and months of protest...
CS Mbadi argued that manual procurement systems have been a major source of corruption and revenue loss.
This follows the annulment of the mandatory use circular by Parliament and a recent High Court suspension.
In a ruling delivered on September 8, 2025, Justice Bahati Mwamuye ordered that the contested Treasury circular be stayed until the case is heard and...
Unremitted contributions to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) rose sharply to Sh125.62 million, compared with Sh76.45 million in the previous ye...
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi emphasised that no public office will be allowed to buy goods or services outside the e-GP system, which he says...
The Treasury’s e-procurement initiative seeks to digitise and standardise tender processes, including advertisements, submissions, evaluations, and aw...
The e-GP rollout, launched last month, requires all county and national budgets to be uploaded before procurement can proceed.
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi highlighted that Kenya’s limited fiscal space requires a shift from fully government-funded projects to innovati...
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi said the government is seeking a cheaper facility to replace the existing loan and extend repayment terms.
The move is aimed at eliminating ghost workers and bringing sanity to county wage bills, which have been consuming unsustainable portions of revenues.
The judge emphasised that disputes relating to elections, whether through universal suffrage or party list nomination, must be determined by an Electi...
Mbadi noted that the scheme’s reliance on real estate investments had slowed down the release of benefits, but the government is now seeking to addres...
If Mbadi’s Inua Jamii proposal is approved, former councillors would receive Sh2,000 monthly payments through the programme, which supports vulnerable...
